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` FARE BOX.

No. 371,418. Patented Oct. 11,1887.

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Patented Oct. 11

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FARB BOX. 110.371,418. Patented 001. 11, 1887.

229K 269747ZL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK B. BROWNELL, or Sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FARE-Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,418, dated October 11, 1887.

Application filed March 28, 1887. Serial No. 232,737. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK B. BROWN- ELL, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fare-Boxes for Street- Cars, 85e., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure I is a rear view of my improved box,

part in section and part broken away, as shown l by thejagged line. Fig. II is a longitudinal section taken on line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III is an enlarged detail side View of the box, part in section, and the plate permitting access to the tilting-levers removed. Fig. IV is a section taken on line IV IV, Fig. I. Fig. V is a perspective view of the money-drawer. Fig. VI is a perspective view of the frame of one of the tables of the box. Fig. VII is a perspective view of one of the side plates in which the tables are journaled. Fig. VIII is a detail perspective of the trap. Fig. IX is a perspective view of the receiving cup or mouth of the box. Fig. X is an enlarged section taken on line X X, Fig. I, showing the automatic lever or cam for closing one of the slides.

My invention relates to certain improve ments in fare-boxes for street-cars, 8vo.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the front, 2 the back, and 3 the sides, of my irnproved box, and 4 part of the body of a car to which the box is secured in any suitable manner.

The back of the vbox preferably has a glass, 5, so that the driver can conveniently examine the fares, in whatever part of the box they may be lodged, before reaching the drawer 6. It will be seen by referring to Fig. II that the glass extends from the top of the box to near the bottom, or to the horizontal table that drops the fares into the drawer.

The front of the box has a glass, 7, for the same purpose as the back, extending from near the top (see Fig. II) to the horizontal table, so that the passengers or a detective in the car will be able to see the fares wherever they may be lodged.

The front ofthe box is provided at top with a mouth, 8, onto which the fares are dropped and down which they slide into the box, passing through a slot, 9, in the plate 10, (see Fig. IX,) against which the mouth is Secured. The plate has sides 11,(see Fig. IL) through which pass screws 12, securing it to the front of the box. The fares first fall onto a slide, 21, secured at 22 to one side 3 of the box, and from there onto a slide, 13, hinged at 14 to the other side 3 of the box, and resting upon a V-shaped plate, 15, secured at its upper end to the side 3 at 16, extending downward and forward a distance to a point, 17, and then extending downward and rearward toward the side 3 again to a point, 18, where it is secured to a plate, 19, byscrews or rivets 20. The slide 13 simply rests on the plate 15, as shown in Fig. I, and is free to move upward into the position shown by dotted lines against the slide 21. The front edge of the slide 13 is provided with sharp teeth 23, as shown in Fig. II. From t-he slide 13 the fares drop upon a third slide, 24, hinged at 25 to the opposite side 3, to which the plate 14 is hinged, and from here the fares slide downward onto an upper table, 26. The slide 24 is supported in an inclined position by resting on the upper end, 27, of a lever, 28, pivoted at 29 to the side of the box, and which has a weighted lower end, as shown in Figs. I and X. Thelower edge of the slide 24 is also provided with sharp teeth 30, and the lower edge of the plate 21 is also preferably provided with sharp teeth 21X, as shown in Fig. II. From the table 26 the fares drop onto the second table, 31, and from thereonto a third and horizontal table, 32. lThe tables 26 and 21 are inclined, as shown in Figs. I and II, and they extend from side to side of the box, while the slides extend across the box in the other direction. They are provided with journals 33, as shown in Fig. VI, (but one of the tables being shown in this figure,) and are supported by the journals fitting in sockets or holes 34 of the plates 35, that fit and are held against the sides of the box. One of these plates is shown in Fig. VII, and the other is a duplicate of it, with its parts in reversed position, however.

The front ends of the tables I'est indirectly upon lugs or projections 36, formed on the IOO plates 35,these lugs or projections being shown clearly in Fig. V11. Each table is provided with weights 38, by which they are held closed by gravity, the weights 38 resting on the lugs or projections 36, as shown in Fig. Il.

The table 32 is horizontal, as stated, and is provided with central journals, that t in perforations or holes 39 in the plates 35, and it has a weight, 40, which holds it naturally in a horizontal position. 1t bears at front against stops 41 on the plates 35 and at the back against stops 42 on the sides. When it is tilted, it is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figfll. By the use of the weights 38 and 40 the tables are held in their normal position without the assistance of springs and entirely by gravity, affording both cheapness and durability.

One of the gudgeons or journals 33 of each table 26 and 31 is provided with a square portion, 43, upon which iitsa bell-crank or triangular-shaped lever, 44, at one side of the box, there being a lever foreach table, as shown in Fig. 111. To the upper end of the upper lever 44 is connected a pull rod or bar,` 45, provided with aring or other hand-hold, 46, on its outer end. This rod extends through an opening, 47, in the rear of the box, (see Fig. 1,) where the ring 46 can conveniently be taken hold of by the driver. 1t will thus be seen that by pulling on the rod the table 26 will be tilted, allowing the fares to drop upon the table 31. The lever 44 of the table 31 is likewise provided with a pull-rod, 48,

extending-through an opening, 49, in the back ofthe box, and having a ring, 50.` By means of this pull-rod the table 31 may be tilted.

One of the gudgeons of the horizontal table 32 is provided with a square portion, 5l, (see Fig. 111,) upon which is a lever, 52. This `lever is operated to tilt the table by `means of a suitable rod or instrument inserted through a hole, 53, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 111,) the end of the rod or instrument coming against a iiat face, 54, on the-lever.

The 'object of not putting a pull or push rod on the lever 52 is that it is frequently desirable to keep the fares of an entire trip in view upon the tables and not deposit them in the drawer until the trip is completed. 1f a push or pull Y rod were secured to the lever 52, the driver might accidentally get hold of this when he intended taking hold of one of the other rods, 45 or 48, and tilt the fares into the drawer, while he would not be liable to .accidentally insert an instrument through the hole 53, which with this arrangement is the only possible way in which he could tilt the fares into the drawer.

'The object of keeping the fares in view during the entire trip is sc that a detective may get into the car at any point and examine the number of fares paid; and in order to keep all the fares in view and not allow part of -them to be tilted into the drawer and part to remain upon the tables 26 and 31, 1 have provided a means whereby the driver cannot operate the table 32 without at the same time operating the tables 26 and 31. This is done by means of an arm, 59, connecting the levers 44, the levers having pins 60, entering slots 61'in the arm. The arm 59 is connected by an arm or link, 62,-. to the lever 51. Now, in case the driver should attempt to tilt part ofthe fares from the table 32 into the drawer, he will at the same time empty the fares off the tables 26 and 31 into the drawer, so that if a detective is upon the car the fares paidY by the passengers will not be in view, and the driver is exposed to the suspicion that by thus violating the rules ofthe company he intended at a suitable point to rob the drawer.

63 represents the drawer provided with a lock, 64.

To afford means of cleaning the slides and tables, the front of the box is made removable by hooks 67 engaging lugs 68 at the top and bottom ofthe box. Normally the front is held from being moved upward to disengage the hooks from the lugs by means of the drawer, which extends 'out beyond it, as shownin Fig.

1I, it being necessary to remove the drawer before the front can be taken oft'.

To prevent the box being robbed by removingit from its support and turning it upside down to remove the fares through the mouth, 1 provide the cam or lever 28, which, as soon as the box is thrown out of a vertical line,will swing to one side, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. X, and its head, bearing against the slide 24,wi1l forcethe slide into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. I, bringing it up against the plate 15 and preventing the passage of the fares. As a means of detecting such actions, I have formed in the plate 19 a slot, 70, as shown in Fig. V111, this slot being made in the apex or crown of the plate, through which the fares may pass into the chamber 7l, formed by qthe triangular plate 15. The fares,having entered through this slot, could not be removed without taking the box to pieces, and therefore would serve to inform the ofticials that the box had been tampered with. As an additional safeguard to the slide 24 preventing the -passage of the coins, the slide 13 is also made to fall back vagainst the slide 2l to prevent the passage of the fares.

v8() represents a lamp by which the interior of the box is lighted. Itis located in an apartment, 81, to one side of the box, and the light passes through'glasses V82 i between the lamp and the main part of the box, or, in other words, in one side 3 of the box.

The lamp-compartment 8l is closed at the front of the box, and is closed at its side, and is only open at the rear of the box, as shown ICO IOC

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invFig. 1, so that it is onlyexposed to the air at words, extend across the box in the other direction, so that any person attempting to eX- tract money from the drawer by means of a steel plate, as is sometimes done, would be largely prevented by the plate having to twist or turn at an angle between the `slides in the drawers.

Another advantage, besides the one mentioned of having the upper tables tilted by the lower one, is that fares are not liable to be lodged on the upper tables when a car starts on a trip, (the lower table having been, of course, tilted to deposit the fares into the drawerat the end of the preceding trip, so that they could be taken from the car.) Now, if it were not for the fact that the upper tables were tilted by the bottom one, fares (we will say three, for example) might be lodged thereon when the car starts on its trip, and a detective getting onto the car after three passengers could not tell but that the three tickets in the box had been put there by the three passengers, whereas, in fact, the driver might be carrying the passengers free, the fares belonging to the preceding trip. Vith my arrangement this cannot occur.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a fare-box, in combination with the side plates,35, having horizontal lugs, weighted inclined tables 26 31, journaled in said side plates and resting on said lugs, weighted hori- Zontal ta-bles 32, operating levers or handles for the several tables, and links connecting said levers for operating all the tables siniultaneousl y, substantially as set forth.

2. In a fare-box, the combination of the tables 26, 31, and 32, levers 44, non-circular journals 43, pull-rods 45 and 48, lever 52, links 59 62, and pins 60, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a fare-box, in combination with the tables 26, 31, and 32, levers 44, non-circular journals 43, pull-rods 45 48, links 59 62, having pinand-slot connection with levers 44, and the lever 52, having a face, 54, to receive an instrument inserted through an opening, 53, in the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a fare-box having aslot or opening for admission of fares, the combination of slides 21 13, arranged under said slot or opening, an angular plate, 15, under the slide 13, ahinged slide, 24, arranged opposite to said plate 15 and adapted to rest against the same when the box is held upside down, and a slotted plate or rib, 19, arranged to receive fares when the box is in that position, substantially as set forth.

5. In a fare-box, in combination with the plate 15, the movable slide 24 and weighted lever 28, operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of the angular plate 15,

having a slotted plate or rib, 19, at the base thereof, and a movable slide, 24, arranged opposite to said plate 15 and adapted to rest against the saine when the box is reversed, preventing the passage of fares except through the slotted plate or rib 19, substantially as set forth.

7. In a fare-box, the combination of a mov able slide, 24, and a stop adapted to arrest it when the box is reversed, `with a weighted lever, 28, arranged to operate said slide, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a fare-box, the combination of angular plate 15, having its ends fixed to one side of the box, slide 13, hinged to the same side of the box and resting 011 plate 15, a slide, 24, hinged to the opposite side of the box and adapted to bear under said plate when the box is reversed, and a pivoted weighted lever, 28, adapted to hold slide 24 in said position, substantially as set forth.

9. In a fare-box, the combination of the sides having suitable projections, a front held from lateral movement thereon and having a suitable opening near its lower end, a drawer resting in said opening, and a lock for holding said drawer from horizontal movement, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. The combination of sides 3, having lugs 68, front having an opening through it near its bottoni and bearing hooks 67 for engagement with said lugs, a drawer occupying said opening in the front and retaining the latter from vertical movement, and a lock for retaining the drawer from horizontal movement, substantially as set forth.

11. In a fare-box, the combination of a front having a mouth or slot, slides extending from front to rear of the box, held from depression below their normal position, arranged on opposite sides of the box, with their edges overlapping Linder said mouth or slot and at inclinations to the sides of the box, and flat tables pivoted in the sides ofthe box, projecting from side to side and arranged under the slides at inclinations to the front of the box, substantially as set forth.

12. In combination with a xed slide, 21, two lower hinged slides, 13 24, arranged on alternate sides of the box and having their lower edges notched, and stops for said hinged slides, substantially as set forth.

FREDERICK B. BROVN ELL.

In presence of- JAS. E. KNIGHT, Enw. S. KNIGHT.

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